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| − | '''Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took''' was the Hero of the [[Battle of Greenfields]]. Bandobras Took was the second son<ref>His older brother Ferumbras succeeded to the Thainship.</ref> of [[Thain]] [[Isumbras III]], and the Great-Grand-Uncle of [[Bilbo Baggins]]. He was born in [[TA 2704]]. Bandobras is noteworthy among [[Hobbit]]s for his exceptionally large stature, being four feet, five inches tall and able to ride a [[horse]]. He was the tallest Hobbit on record until the Ent-draughts taken by |
+ | '''Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took''' was the Hero of the [[Battle of Greenfields]]. Bandobras Took was the second son<ref>His older brother Ferumbras succeeded to the Thainship.</ref> of [[Thain]] [[Isumbras III]], and the Great-Grand-Uncle of [[Bilbo Baggins]]. He was born in [[TA 2704]]. Bandobras is noteworthy among [[Hobbit]]s for his exceptionally large stature, being four feet, five inches tall and able to ride a [[horse]]. He was the tallest Hobbit on record until the Ent-draughts taken by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] made them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' Prologue, p. 2.</ref> |
Bandobras also gained fame for leading the Hobbits at the Battle of Greenfields in [[TA 2747]] when [[goblins]] from [[Mount Gram]] in the [[Misty Mountains]] invaded the [[Northfarthing]]. At this battle, Bandobras charged at the goblin leader [[Golfimbul]] and knocked off his head with a club. The goblin's head flew through the air for 100 yards and went down a rabbit hole; it is said that this was how the game of golf was invented. |
Bandobras also gained fame for leading the Hobbits at the Battle of Greenfields in [[TA 2747]] when [[goblins]] from [[Mount Gram]] in the [[Misty Mountains]] invaded the [[Northfarthing]]. At this battle, Bandobras charged at the goblin leader [[Golfimbul]] and knocked off his head with a club. The goblin's head flew through the air for 100 yards and went down a rabbit hole; it is said that this was how the game of golf was invented. |
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Revision as of 17:13, 8 January 2013
Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took was the Hero of the Battle of Greenfields. Bandobras Took was the second son[1] of Thain Isumbras III, and the Great-Grand-Uncle of Bilbo Baggins. He was born in TA 2704. Bandobras is noteworthy among Hobbits for his exceptionally large stature, being four feet, five inches tall and able to ride a horse. He was the tallest Hobbit on record until the Ent-draughts taken by Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took made them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire.[2]
Bandobras also gained fame for leading the Hobbits at the Battle of Greenfields in TA 2747 when goblins from Mount Gram in the Misty Mountains invaded the Northfarthing. At this battle, Bandobras charged at the goblin leader Golfimbul and knocked off his head with a club. The goblin's head flew through the air for 100 yards and went down a rabbit hole; it is said that this was how the game of golf was invented.
Bandobras was given the nickname "Bullroarer". From him were descended the North-tooks of Long Cleeve, where Peregrin Took's wife Diamond of Long Cleeve came from. Bandobras died in TA 2806.
A wooden statue of Bullroarer, erected by Hobbits in the Brockenborings, as seen in The Lord of the Rings Online.
Characterizations in Adaptations
In Peter Jackson's film adaptation The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Bilbo Baggins has a portrait of him in Bag End. Gandalf speaks briefly about him and how he invented golf.
References
- ↑ His older brother Ferumbras succeeded to the Thainship.
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Prologue, p. 2.
